Hyela Surname
Approximately 230 people bear this surname
Hyela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 184 | 1:287,726 | 22,395 |
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
Hyela (296) may also be a first name.
Hyela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hyela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hyela is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hyela.
How Common Is The Last Name Hyela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,076,574th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. Hyela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hyela reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 512,632nd most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 296 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 287,726. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Ruvuma Region, where 92 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 5 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hyela
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